Newark Liberty International Airport (ERW) Vehicle Tracking Demonstration Wireless Fleet Management System, Final Report Final rept

摘要

The Wireless Fleet Management System (WFMS) has been installed at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in a trial version as a technology demonstration and evaluation program that implements radio frequency identification (RFID) based tracking of the location of port-owned vehicles, ground support equipment (GSE), and commercial (vendor) fuel trucks on the surface areas of the airport. This technology is effective against some insider threat tactics as well as the threat of a stolen or hijacked ramp vehicle used for terrorist actions. The overall objective of this operational evaluation effort is to demonstrate the capability of the vehicle tracking technology to operate in the radio frequency (RF)-rich environment of an airport operations area (AOA) on a moderate scale (approximately 80 vehicles). The testing was accomplished in a three-phase process. Testing was accomplished via methods of observation, demonstration, and data analysis, and covered all of the functional and system requirements of the WFMS. A test of the RF environment was also performed to validate antenna/gateway coverage during Phase Zero and Phase One.